. hAppy fridAy .

. 1 . the prettiest start to dEcember . with hello miss may .

. 2 . the loveliest bow in leather . perfect accessory to the loveliest lace blouse .

. 3 . a beautiful blush pink cosy cape . from Caramel .

. 4 . who will be choosing a tree this weekend ? 

Oh . and trim your tree to this christmas playlist . from the simple things .

. 5 . then wrap the first of your gifts in this gorgeous gift wrap .

. 6 . pOpping this cake on my * to bake this xmas * list .

. 7 . lOving these mid century inspired xmas trees . 

. 8 . my thought for the month . just sparkle !

. 9 . i might finally master crochet with these amigurumi advent patterns from Mollie Makes .

. & . finally . my inspiration to master macarons . thankyOu juniper cakery !

. have a hAppy dAy .

. hEllo dEcember .

well here it is . the very last month of the year . & . also One whole year since i started this blOg . with a little pOst on my favourite advent calendars . { a step in the right direction that i was a little bit earlier with this post this year ! } . 

so hAppy blOg anniversary to mE { yAy } ! and . happy dEcember to all of yOu .

. dEcember .

will unashamedly be all about xmAs

bring on the bAubles

the glitter . the silver & gold . the sparkle

lOts & lOts of fairy lights

the cookies . the candy . the mince pies

the gifts & presents & cards

&

gift wrapping galore

. have a hAppy dAy .

. hAppy fridAy .

. 1 . such lOvely dIy clothing kits from Craft & Mama via Etsy .

. 2 . gOrgeous spanish kidswear from La Coqueta .

       { and beautiful lOokbOok photography }

. 3 . star light . star bright . from xo - in my room .

. 4 . spOtted on pinterest . stunningly stylish girlswear .

       { the wonderfully titled April Showers from Polder } 

. 5 . spOtted on instagram . pastel & gold inspired Xmas from Oui Oui Oui Studio .

. 6 . lOving this gold edged stag plate by Yvonne Ellen .

       { would make a perfect Xmas Day table setting }

. 7 . and for your Xmas cocktails these gold & silver swizzle sticks .

. 8 . being inspired to shop small . & . shop local this year .

       { lovely image from Yellowstone Heart Boutique via Handmade Nottingham }

. 9 . thinking about Xmas gift wrapping . & . crUshing on this cute glittery reindeer .

. & . finally .

       as we head into December on Tuesday I think it might be time for the first mince pie of the year .

       { or this alternative apple & cranberry pie from RedMagazine }

. have a hAppy dAy .

. a little advEnt dIy .

i have a confession . this pOst was meant to be pOsted on wEdnesday . but . it is entirely possible that i got a little too caught up in all the advent calendar lOveliness that i found & found i couldn't decide what sort of calendar to make for this pOst . 

at first i thought something along the lines of a garland of pretty printed bags . then . the neon ribbon boxes on Oh Happy Day caught my eye . but . then i spotted these cUte little parcels on Creema . & . thought they would make the perfect hanging advent calendar . 

& . so after all that prOcrastinating . here it is . 

{ advent envelopes }

. you can download the file for the envelopes here .

. print out pages 1 . 2 . & . 3 twice . & . page 4 just the once .

. cut out each envelope . 

. score along the tabs . fold . & . stick to make a small pouch .

. fill the pouch with treats of your choice .

. small shortbread biscuits . marshmallow chocolate bark . gold chocolate coins .

. glitter . & . confetti .

{ advent happiness } . & . { advent numbers }

. you can download some hAppy advent messages here .

. print out . cut out . & . pOp one into each day .

. you can download numbered tags here .

. print out . cut out . & . score 2.0cm from the top edge .

. fill your enveloped with it's goodies .

. pinch the top together in the opposite direction to the fold at the bottom .

. fold your number tag over the top . & . punch a hole through all layers .

. thread through a length of ribbon about 15.0cm long to secure .

. repeat until you have twEnty fivE filled envelopes .

they look sO lovely piled into a pretty bowl . or . using the ribbons to hang on your tree . { or like me, some random twigs ! } . all ready in anticipation of the 1st dEcember .

{ keep calm . CHRISTMAS . is coming }

. have a hAppy dAy .

. hAppy fridAy .

. 1 . lOving this gorgeous gOld hat from Wolf&Rita . 

. 2 . spOtted on instagram @christinerohde_ .

       { the loveliest xmAs outfit . in . silver . & . fur }

. 3 . a little mOre advent calendar inspiration from Zu .

. 4 . crUshing on this beautiful Orla Kiely watch . 

. 5 . a little mOre prettiness for your little Ones . 

       { from the magical Tutu du Monde } 

. 6 . lOoking forward to the dEcember issue of The Simple Things . 

. 7 . already have gifts to wrap ? take a look at Dear Lizzy for lots of inspiration .

       { almost too pretty to unwrap ! } 

. 8 . a thought for today . just a simple saying hello to the weekend .

. 9 . the prEttiest measuring cUps from Anthropologie . 

       { perfect for some weekend baking }

. & . finally . this weekend it's StirUpSunday .

      . the day for making & baking your Christmas cakes & puddings .

. have a hAppy dAy .

. a cOuntdown to christmAs . { with twElve of the lOveliest dIy advEnt calendArs } .

with nOvember already halfway over we seem to be rushing headlong into all things fEstive & christmAssy . the shOps are full of fEstive goodies . gifts. & . glitter . and with the 1st of dEcember a very short two weeks away the important question is . have you got your advEnt calendAr yet ?

no ? then take a look at this little lot . super cute . & . lOvely dIy advent calendArs to make yourself .

{ and the best bit is you can choose your own gOodies to put inside ! } .

. 1 . 2 . 3 .

{ kraft . black & white / lovely . stylish & simple } 

. 4 . 5 . 6 .

{ fern . red & white / trees . cute & fun } 

 . 7 . 8 . 9 .

{ kraft . red & white / boxes . cookies & twine }

. 10 . 11 . 12 .

{ rainbow . black & white / pattern . takeaway boxes & advent houses }

so much wonderful inspiration . & . so many different ideas to choose from . { and lOts more here on my pInterest board } . i have this weekend pencilled in for creating one of my own . & . hope to be pOsting it on the blOg next week .

until then . 

. have a very creAtive & hAppy dAy .